US History
Why did the Pilgrims want to leave the church of England?
religious freedom
photosynthesis
In what galaxy do we find the planet earth?
Milky way
What country is to the north of the United States?
Canada
Over 75% of the earth is covered in what type of rock?
sedimentary
What was the name of the Indian who lived with the Pilgrims and taught them how to hunt and plant corn?
Squanto
What part of a flower holds undeveloped seeds?
ovary
What do we call groups of stars that outline imaginary pictures like people and animals?
constellation
What is the largest mountain range in the United States?
Rocky Mountains
What is the change of a rock into a new type of rock called?
metamorphism
Where did the American War for Independence begin?
Lexington
After fertilization, the ovary becomes what?
fruit
What is the most distant object that can be seen by the naked eye?
Andromeda galaxy
What is the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline of America, Europe and Asia called?
The arctic
What is the most commonly used metal?
iron
Who did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the most important family of food producing plants?
Grass
What astronomer believed in a sun centered universe?
Copernicus
The treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline form a region that is referred to as what?
timberline
What is the study of caves called?
speleology
What are the 3 branches of our government and what do they do?
executive- enforces laws
legislative makes laws
judiciary- interprets laws
What kinds of tree loses its leaves in the fall?
deciduous
What 2 planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
What country has the longest coastline of any country in the world?
Canada
What is the process that causes rocks to gradudally break away or crumble?